Best Simple Living Sayings
86 Simple Living quotes by 63 unique authors
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We must redefine the American Dream before we can rebuild the infrastructure on which it is based.
— Paolo Soleri
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To dig our heels in and say no to a present madness is a good thing, but to walk a new path and say yes…
— Jim Wallis
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There is no obligation on us to be richer, or busier, or more efficient, or more productive, or more progressive, or any way worldlier or…
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Poverty is mean and degrading to the human spirit, whereas a life of conscious simplicity can have both a beauty and a functional integrity that…
— Duane Elgin
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In a world where nearly one billion people live near the edge of physical survival the relevance of intentional simplicity by the more affluent people…
— Duane Elgin
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To be contemplative we must remove the clutter from our lives, surround ourselves with beauty, and consciously, relentlessly, persistently, give clutter away until the tiny…
— Joan D. Chittister
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Living is really pretty simple. Living happens right now; it doesn't happen back then, and it doesn't happen out there. Living is not the story…
— Werner Erhard
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Do few things but do them well, simple joys are holy.
— Francis of Assisi
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Simplicity is an enduring habit within a soul that has grown impervious to evil thoughts.
— John Climacus
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A spiritual retreat is medicine for soul starvation. Through silence, solitary practice, and simple living, we begin to fill the empty reservoir. This lifts the…
— David A. Cooper
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The trouble with simple living is that, though it can be joyful, rich, and creative, it isn't simple.
— Doris Janzen Longacre
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If it hasn't already done so, the church... must recognize that it lives in a pagan society; it must seek for values and norms not…
— Doris Janzen Longacre
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Medical experts now estimate that 80 percent of diseases are directly linked to frantic living.
— Doris Janzen Longacre
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There are two ways to be rich: 1. Acquire great wealth 2. Acquire few needs.
— Doris Janzen Longacre
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Now and then, living more with less means paying more money. It may mean buying better quality - leaving behind repetitive purchases of discount junk…
— Doris Janzen Longacre
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About cars: They can list with faithful accuracy each model they acquired through the years, how much they paid for each one, its main faults,…
— Doris Janzen Longacre
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Time with yourself, with your family, and with your God may prove to be the ultimate saving.
— Doris Janzen Longacre
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Our present stress on growth and productivity is, I believe, intimately related to the decline in rootedness. Faced with loneliness and vulnerability that come with…
— Paul L Wachtel
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Consumerism is, quite precisely, the consuming of life by the things consumed. It is living in a manner that is measured by having rather than…
— Richard John Neuhaus
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As a myth of national purpose and as a program for individual conduct, the simple life has, in a sense, served as the nation's conscience,…
— David Shi
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Liberating oneself from the addiction of consumerism and careerism promotes inner peace.
— David Shi
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Too many commercials, too many lies Too many celebrities I don't recognize Too many brand names, too many magazines I got so much sensation, I…
— Fred Small
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It is the simple things of life that make living worthwhile, the sweet fundamental things such as love and duty, work and rest, and living…
— Laura Ingalls Wilder
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My life is my message.
— Mahatma Gandhi
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Interdependence is and ought to be as much the ideal of man as self-sufficiency. Man is a social being.
— Mahatma Gandhi
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